On This Day

Wednesday, September 8, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 81 49 .623 --
Yankees 83 52 .615 0.5
White Sox 82 52 .612 1.0
Browns 64 64 .500 16.0
Red Sox 63 70 .474 19.5
Senators 57 69 .452 22.0
Tigers 50 81 .382 31.5
Athletics 44 87 .336 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 73 54 .575 --
Robins 76 57 .571 0.0
Giants 74 58 .561 1.5
Pirates 67 62 .519 7.0
Cubs 66 67 .496 10.0
Cardinals 62 69 .473 13.0
Braves 50 74 .403 21.5
Phillies 52 79 .397 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ross Youngs 5
2 Jack Tobin 4
3 Dave Bancroft 3
3 Eddie Eayrs 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 1
1 Walt Tragesser 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 Lee King 3
1 Cy Williams 3
4 Dave Bancroft 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Johnston 2
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 Jack Tobin 1
2 Zack Wheat 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hooks Dauss 0.40
1 Fred Toney 0.40
3 Jeff Pfeffer 0.38
4 Slim Sallee 0.29
5 2 tied 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Naylor 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 Slim Sallee 1
1 Fred Toney 1
1 Lefty Williams 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Pfeffer 5
2 Hooks Dauss 4
3 Huck Betts 2
3 Rollie Naylor 2
3 5 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .392
2 George Sisler .391
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .382
4 Babe Ruth .376
5 Eddie Collins .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 George Sisler 16
3 Tillie Walker 15
4 Cy Williams 14
5 Happy Felsch 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 120
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 111
3 Larry Gardner 103
4 Tris Speaker 101
5 2 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 55
2 Max Carey 50
3 Edd Roush 31
4 George Sisler 30
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.05
2 Babe Adams 2.12
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.15
4 Dolf Luque 2.21
5 Bob Shawkey 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 27
2 Pete Alexander 23
2 Carl Mays 23
4 Wilbur Cooper 21
4 Lefty Williams 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 155
2 Lefty Williams 125
3 Burleigh Grimes 109
4 Stan Coveleski 108
4 Hippo Vaughn 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh McQuillan 5
1 Bill Sherdel 5
1 Urban Shocker 5
4 Howard Ehmke 4
4 Dickey Kerr 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Nicholson .513
2 Ross Youngs .446
3 Zack Wheat .444
4 Eddie Collins .431
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Braggo Roth 2
2 Tillie Walker 2
4 Lyle Bigbee 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Braggo Roth 16
2 Tim Hendryx 15
2 Edd Roush 15
4 Happy Felsch 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 7
2 Billy Southworth 6
3 Edd Roush 5
4 Max Carey 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.35
2 Dana Fillingim 0.50
3 Bob Shawkey 0.95
4 Bill Doak 1.00
5 Hugh McQuillan 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Carl Mays 4
3 Jesse Barnes 3
3 Leon Cadore 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hod Eller 16
2 Sad Sam Jones 14
2 Red Oldham 14
2 Ferdie Schupp 14
2 Bob Shawkey 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Acosta 1
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Lynn Brenton 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Nicholson .471
2 Zack Wheat .395
3 Edd Roush .394
4 Ross Youngs .386
5 Austin McHenry .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
1 Elmer Smith 5
3 Ray Powell 4
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 28
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 26
3 Edd Roush 25
4 Del Pratt 24
5 Tim Hendryx 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 11
2 Max Carey 10
3 Carson Bigbee 9
3 Cliff Heathcote 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 0.79
2 Pete Alexander 1.17
3 Elmer Myers 1.24
4 Jesse Barnes 1.36
5 Babe Adams 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Doak 6
1 Carl Mays 6
1 Elmer Myers 6
4 Babe Adams 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hod Eller 32
2 Doc Ayers 30
3 Pete Alexander 29
4 Bob Shawkey 26
5 Hippo Vaughn 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Urban Shocker 2
2 Jose Acosta 1
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 22 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .384
2 Tris Speaker .378
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .375
4 Babe Ruth .370
5 Rogers Hornsby .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 George Sisler 16
2 Tillie Walker 16
4 Happy Felsch 15
5 Cy Williams 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 133
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 121
3 Larry Gardner 115
4 Happy Felsch 114
5 Tris Speaker 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 60
2 Max Carey 56
3 Edd Roush 34
4 Frankie Frisch 32
5 2 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 1.89
2 Pete Alexander 1.99
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.15
4 Dolf Luque 2.17
5 Bob Shawkey 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 28
2 Pete Alexander 27
2 Carl Mays 27
4 Wilbur Cooper 22
4 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 174
2 Hippo Vaughn 147
3 Lefty Williams 139
4 Bob Shawkey 130
5 Stan Coveleski 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 6
2 Hugh McQuillan 5
2 Urban Shocker 5
4 Howard Ehmke 4
4 Dickey Kerr 4